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Detailed Synonyms for sputter in English

sputter:

to sputter verbe (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)

  1. to sputter
    to spatter; to splash; to sputter; to crackle
    • spatter verbe (spatters, spattered, spattering)
    • splash verbe (splashs, splashed, splashing)
    • sputter verbe (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • crackle verbe (crackles, crackled, crackling)
  2. to sputter
    to sputter; to crackle
    • sputter verbe (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • crackle verbe (crackles, crackled, crackling)
  3. to sputter
    to sputter; to crackle; to complain; to mutter; to mumble; to bluster; to grumble
    • sputter verbe (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • crackle verbe (crackles, crackled, crackling)
    • complain verbe (complains, complained, complaining)
    • mutter verbe (mutters, muttered, muttering)
    • mumble verbe (mumbles, mumbled, mumbling)
    • bluster verbe (blusters, blustered, blustering)
    • grumble verbe (grumbles, grumbled, grumbling)
  4. to sputter
    to spit; to spew; to sputter; to spew out
    • spit verbe (spits, spat, spitting)
    • spew verbe (spews, spewed, spewing)
    • sputter verbe (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • spew out verbe (spews out, spewed out, spewing out)
  5. to sputter
    – spit up in an explosive manner 1
    to sputter; to splutter; to spit out
    – spit up in an explosive manner 1
    • sputter verbe (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • splutter verbe (splutters, spluttered, spluttering)
    • spit out verbe (spits out, spat out, spitting out)
  6. to sputter
    – cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed 1
    to sputter
    – cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed 1
    • sputter verbe (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
      • The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust1
  7. to sputter
    – utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage 1
    to sputter; to splutter
    – utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage 1
    • sputter verbe (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • splutter verbe (splutters, spluttered, spluttering)
  8. to sputter
    – climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling 1
    to struggle; to skin; to scramble; shin; to clamber; to sputter; shinny
    – climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling 1
    • struggle verbe (struggles, struggled, struggling)
    • skin verbe (skins, skinned, skinning)
    • scramble verbe (scrambles, scrambled, scrambling)
    • shin verbe
    • clamber verbe (clambers, clambered, clambering)
    • sputter verbe (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • shinny verbe
  9. to sputter
    – make an explosive sound 1
    to sputter
    – make an explosive sound 1
    • sputter verbe (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
      • sputtering engines1

Conjugations for sputter:

present
  1. sputter
  2. sputter
  3. sputters
  4. sputter
  5. sputter
  6. sputter
simple past
  1. sputtered
  2. sputtered
  3. sputtered
  4. sputtered
  5. sputtered
  6. sputtered
present perfect
  1. have sputtered
  2. have sputtered
  3. has sputtered
  4. have sputtered
  5. have sputtered
  6. have sputtered
past continuous
  1. was sputtering
  2. were sputtering
  3. was sputtering
  4. were sputtering
  5. were sputtering
  6. were sputtering
future
  1. shall sputter
  2. will sputter
  3. will sputter
  4. shall sputter
  5. will sputter
  6. will sputter
continuous present
  1. am sputtering
  2. are sputtering
  3. is sputtering
  4. are sputtering
  5. are sputtering
  6. are sputtering
subjunctive
  1. be sputtered
  2. be sputtered
  3. be sputtered
  4. be sputtered
  5. be sputtered
  6. be sputtered
diverse
  1. sputter!
  2. let's sputter!
  3. sputtered
  4. sputtering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

sputter [the ~] nom

  1. the sputter
    – an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) 1
    the sputter; the splutter
    – an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) 1
  2. the sputter
    – the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively 1
    the sputter; the splutter; the spatter; the sputtering; the splattering; the spattering; the splatter
    – the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively 1

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Related Definitions for "sputter":

  1. an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)1
  2. the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively1
  3. spit up in an explosive manner1
  4. cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed1
    • The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust1
  5. utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage1
  6. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling1
  7. make an explosive sound1
    • sputtering engines1